Introduction to Professional School Counseling

Introduction to Professional School Counseling: Advocacy, Leadership, and Intervention is a comprehensive introduction to the field for school counselors in training, one that provides special focus on the topics most relevant to the school counselor’s role and offers specific strategies for practical application and implementation. In addition to thorough coverage of the ASCA National Model (2012), readers will find thoughtful discussions of the effects of trends and legislation, including the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, Standards Aligned System (SAS), and Response to Intervention (RtI). The text also provides a readers with an understanding of how school counselors assume counseling orientations within the specific context of an educational setting. Each chapter is intensely application-oriented, with an equal emphasis both on research and on using data to design and improve school counselors’ functioning in school systems.

Available for free download for each chapter: PowerPoint slides, a testbank of 20 multiple-choice questions, and short-answer, essay, and discussion questions.

Jered B. Kolbert, PhD, is a professor and coordinator of the school counseling program in the department of counseling, psychology, and special education at Duquesne University.

Rhonda L. Williams, EdD, is an associate professor in the counseling and human services department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Leann M. Morgan, PhD, is an assistant professor in the counseling and human services department at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Laura M. Crothers, DEd, is a professor in the department of counseling, psychology, and special education at Duquesne University.

Tammy L. Hughes, PhD, is the Martin A. Hehir Endowed Chair for Scholarly Excellence and professor and chair of the department of counseling, psychology, and special education at Duquesne University.